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(No Model.) .2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. M. PERRIS & W. GALLON.

LOGr TURNER.

No. 862,826. Patented Maly 10, 1887.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. H. M. FERRIS 8v W. GALLON.

LOG TURNER.

ljgented May 10, 1887.

X L. Q. a .,ww E- UNITED STATES PATENT 4Triceo HENRY MURRY FERRIS ANDVILLIAM GALLON, OF VILLAGE MILLS, TEXAS; SAID FERRIS ASSIGNOR TO MARY E.FERRIS, OF SAME PLACE.

LOG-TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,826, dated May 10,1887.

Application filed January 24, 1887. Serial No. 225,411. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY MURRY FER- RIs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and VIL- LIAM GALLON, a subject of the Queen of Great 5 Britain,both residents of Village Mills, in the county of Hardin and State ofTexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Log-Turners,and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescripto tion of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- I5 ,Figure l is a perspective view of our improvedlog-turner, having a portion of the frame broken away. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical sectional view showing the log being turned;

' and Figs. 3, et, and 5 are detail views of the 2o wedge-beam,log-catcher, and throwing-bar- In sawing logs into lumber the log is rstsquared, which is done by sawing one or more slabs from its oppositesides. To do this requires that the log` be turned so as to presentthese sides or faces consecutively to the saw, which is a very laboriouswork unless it be done by power; but in the use of power devices theface of the timber is often cut or torn by the teeth of the device,which of course 3o damages the lumber to that extent, and-if the log beturned s'o as to fall upon the carriage the jar or pounding from suchaheavy weight is apt to damage or break the carriage, and where the logis tnriied against the kneesthat is, by being turned so as to rolltoward themthe loose bark and trash are ground up on the liead-blockinstead of being thrown off out of the way.

This invention relates to that class of log- 40 turners which isoperated by power, and has for its object to provide a device that willbe quick and positive in its operation, and which will avoid the aboveobjections; and it consists in the improved construction and combinationof parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings, in which the same letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A representsa portion of the mill-frame, the saw and driving meehanisinnot beingshown, as they are of the ordinary construction and form no part otl theinvention. An ordinary carriage, B, is moved back and forth in front ofthis frame upon an ordinary track, G. Sliding vertically upon the frontposts, D D, of the frame A are two upright log-catchers, E E, the upperend of each of which is beveled or inclined toward the carriage, asshown at F, and the lower portion is provided with the 6o shoulder G,formed by cutting away the rear portion of the lower end oftheulirights. Each of the posts D D is provided upon its rear side, nearthe bottom, witha notch, II, ot the saine depth as the eut-away portionof the log-catcher E. The shoulders of the log-catchers, and also thelower shoulder of each of the notches H, can be provided with friction-rollers I I, if desired. Iivotally secured to one side of eachof these log-catchers is a loading- 7o lever, J, the upper end of whichprojects slightly above the upper end of the log-ca tcher and the lowerend extends below the shoulders G. By bending these levers, as shown,the middle portion can be secured to the body of the catchers and theupper end be back even with the rear side of the catchers at the top andnearly back even with them at the bottom. Secured within the notches IIis a wedge-beam, K, which slides back and 8J forth upon thefriction-rollers I. The Vinner portion of the shoulders at the bottom ofeach of these notches can be cut deep enough to permit this wcdge-beainto be kept in place by the cuter or higher portion; or the beam S5 canbe kept in place by means of a turn-but ton or keeper secured upon theside of the posts. At cach end of this beam are two wedge-shapedprojections, the ones on the top L L engaging with the friction-rollersin the 9o shoulders of the log-catchers, and the ones upon the side M Mengaging with the lower ends ofthe loading-levers J. The top portions ofthe wedges L L are fiat, as shown at N N,

and their points are forward of the points ot' 95 the side wedges, sothat the catchers E E are raised to their full height before thelowerends ef the loading-levers J are moved by the side wedges, the flatportion of the top wedges keeping them raised while the loading-leversroo are operating. This beam can be operated by means of afriction-pulley and chain, or steampower, or other convenient mechanism,and is kept from moving too far in either direction by means of suitablestops, which engage with the posts D D.

Directly beneath the carriage B is a frame, O, one end of which ispivotally secured in posts B B, which support the outer rail of thetrack, and the other end rests upon the intermediate portion of thewedge-beam K. The free end of this frame is operated or lifted by meansof an inclined pawl, Q, the upper end of which is pivoted to a support,It, upon the beam K, and its lower end rests upon the top of the beam.Upon the top of this frame O is secured a cross-beam, S, having holesnear its ends. Within these holes loosely fit the reduced ends of thearms of a throwing-bar, T, Vthe upper portions of which arms slide inguides upon the sides of the ties of the track, and the upper portion ofthe bar is parallel With the track and can be made long enough to extendany distance in front of the frame.

If desired, the lower ends of these arms can be secured to the ends ofthe cross-beam S by means of pivot-pins upon the ends of the beampassing through holes in the lower ends of the arms; or the frame can bemade of such a shape as rectangular, for instance, and the lower ends ofthe arms be-secured directly to the frame without the cross-beam, theobject being to cause the top of the bar to be raised whenever thel pawlQ, is forced under the free end of the frame.

Secured to the carriage, at about midway between the head-blocks, aretwo parallel vertical plates or bars, U U, between which, at one end, ispivotally secured a trip, V, consisting of a piece of metal bent orfolded at its middle, and forming a slot or recess, W; or it can beformed of a solid piece of metal and be proby the throwing-bar T.

vided with such a slot or recess. Near the iniddle of this trip, withinthe slot W, is pivoted the upper end of a tripping-bar, X, the lower endof which moves just above and is operated The upperl end of thistripping-bar may be inclined and provided with teeth, as shown at Y, ifdesired, which engage with the lower side of the log and prevent it fromslipping whilebeing turned. The lower portion of this tripping-bar canbe cut away, as shown in dotted lines atZ; or the carriage-frame can becut away to permit of the motion of the tripping-bar toward the side ofthe frame, caused by its upper end moving in the arc of a circle withthe trip V.

When it is desired to turn a log, it is released from the head-blocksand motion is imparted to the wedge-beam K. This raises the logcatchersE E and the trip V simultaneously,

v so that by the time the tops of the log-catchers are even with thehead-blocks,where they are held by means 'of the flat portions of thewedges L L, the trip V has moved up sufficiently to roll the log fromoff the carriage onto the inclined ends of the catchers. The

free end of the frame then drops over thetop ofv the pawl @which permitsthe throwingbar T and the trip V to drop back out of the way. By thistime the wedges M M upon the side of the beam engage with the lower endsof the loading-levers J J, which causes their upper ends to bear againstthe log and force it back upon the head blocks against the knees, theinclined ends of the catchers greatly facilitating this work. The beam Kis nowr drawn back to its former position, the free end of the frame Opassing under the pawl Q to its original position in front of the pawl,and

lthe catchers E E,with the loading-levers, also drop back into theiroriginal position, where they remain until it is desired to turn the logagain, when the same operation is again-repeated.

By having the top of the throwing-bar T made long enough to extend infront of the frame A, the device will operate withthe earriage at anypoint in which the bottom of the tripping-bar X is above any portion ofit, thus avoiding the necessity of having to stop the carriage at anyparticular place.

Instead of placing the wedge-beam parallel with the track, as shown, twobeams can be used by placing them at right angles to it, having oneunder each of the log-catchers, and the loading-levers can be operatedby pawls or latches the same as above described for operating thetripping-bar, and for longer logs additional log-catchers andtripping-bars may be provided by extending the frame and wedge-beams.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. In a log-turner, thecombination of two upright log-catchers adapted to move vertically atthe sides of the front posts of the millframe, a loading-lever pivotallysecured upon one side of each of said catchers, a trip upon thecarriage, and a wedge-beam for operating said catchers, levers, andtrip, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a log-turner, the combination of two upright log-catchers adaptedto move vertically at the sides of the mill-frame, the upper end of eachof which is inclined or beveled toward the carriage, a loading-leverpivotally secured near its middle to the side of each ,of said catchersand having its upper end projecting slightly above the upper end of saidcatchers, a trip upon the carriage, and a wedgebeam for operating saidcatchers, levers, and trip, substantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In a log-turner, the combination of two upright log-catchers at thesides of the front posts of the mill-frame, the lower portion of each ofsaid catchers being cut away, forming shoulders upon their rear sides, anotch in the rear side of each of said posts, a wedge-beam adapted to bemoved in said notches and having two wedges at each end, one upon thetop of the beam and the other upon the side, a loading-lever pivotallysecured to the side of IOO each of said catchers, and a trip upon theearriage, substantially a-s described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a log-turner,'the combination of two log-catchers adapted to movevertically at the sides ofthe front posts of the niill-frame, the lowerportion of each of which is cut away to forin a shoulder upon its rearside, a notch in the rear sides of said posts, a friction-roller in theshoulders of said catchers and in the lower shoulders of said notches, awedge-beam adapted to be moved in said notches, having two wedges ateach end, the rear portion of the ones upon the top beingrtlat andhaving their points forward of the points of the wedges upon the side ofthe beam, a loading-lever pivotally secured upon the side of each ofsaid catchers, and a trip upon the carriage, substantially. asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a log-turner, the combination of two log-catchers adapted to movevertically at the sides of the front posts of the mill-frame, aloading-lever pivotally secured upon the side of each of said catchers,a wedge-beam, a pawl pivotcd at its upper end to a support on the top ofsaid beam, a frame pivoted at one end in suitable supports beneath thetrack and .having its free end resting upon said wedgethe front portionof the inillfraine, a wedgebeanl having an inclined pawl near itsintermediate portion, a frame pivotally secured at one end upon supportsbeneath the track and having its free end resting upon said beam andadapted to be raised by said pawl, a crossbeam upon said frame havingholes near its ends, a throwing-bar having the ends of its arms reducedand loosely secured in said holes, a trip upon the carriage, and atripping-bar secured to said trip, having its lower end above saidthrowingbar, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a log-turner, the combination of suitable log-catchers andloading-levers secured to the front portion of the mill-frame, a beamhaving` wedges at each end and an inclined pawl at its intermediateportion, a frame pivotally secured at one end to supports beneath thetrack and having its free end upon the wedge-bearn and adapted to beoperated by said pawl, a throwing -bar secured to said frame, two platessecured to the carriage, a trip pivotally secured at one end betweensaid plates and having a slot or recess, and a trippingbar secured insaid slot and having its upper end inclined and provided with teeth,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

AIn testimony that we claim the foregoing as our'own we have hereuntoafiixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY MURRY FERRIS. p VILLIAM GALLON.

Vitnesses:

FRANK XV. TrBBs, W. W. LYON.

